diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a570c45f9d5741b4b582a3a7f57966186596e6bf..715f008e3789d92b49f4498e85d1c9e838cf9730 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Install test:
     - virtualenv .venv
   script:
     - source .venv/bin/activate
+    - pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
     - pip install dist/pipdeps*tar.gz
     - pip list
     - pipdeps -l || true